24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Meinertzhagen (Richard). Nicoll's Birds of Egypt, & 4 others, 1st editions, 1930-59
Meinertzhagen (Richard). Nicoll's Birds of Egypt; Birds of Arabia; Kenya Diary 1902-1906; Pirates and Predators, the Piratical and Predatory Habits of Birds; Middle East Diary 1917-1956, 5 works, 1st editions, London: [various publishers], 1930-59. 4to or 8vo, all in original cloth, all except Nicoll's Birds of Egypt with the dust jackets, all plates and maps as called for (including the folding map in end-pocket of Birds of Arabia), bookplates of Eric Hosking, Birds of Arabia with Eric Hosking's manuscript list of birds sighted laid in, Nicoll's Birds of Egypt with linen tape-supports to inner hinges, marginal tape-repair to plate facing p. 273, Birds of Arabia dust jacket frayed along top edge, Kenya Diary spine rolled, dust jacket spine-panel nicked, Pirates and Predators dust jacket rear panel nicked and finger-marked, Middle East Diary with variable spotting to edges and dust jacket, jacket with a few minor nicks (qty: 6)
THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)
Birds of Arabia and Kenya Diary 1902-1906 each signed and dated by the author ('R Meinertzhagen, 1957') on the verso of the half-title.
Sold for £480
Estimated at £100 - £200
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking, 24th Nov, 2021
To include the Library, Pictures and Camera Collection of Eric Hosking OBE Hon. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991). Eric Hosking is a name which will require little introduction for ornithology enthusiasts. The first professional bird photographer, he photographed over 1,800 species, and his pictures have appeared in some 1,000 books, including the popular New Naturalist series, of which he was photographic editor. To complement his library, Eric Hosking also built a fine collection of pictures by leading 20th century wildlife artists including Archibald Thorburn, Keith Shackleton and C. F. Tunnicliffe. The sale of his photographic equipment provides an unmissable opportunity to own a remarkable array of high-quality cameras, lenses and other apparatus by manufacturers including Contarex, Hasselblad and Zeiss, and will give skilled users the chance of recreating his photographic feats.
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